1. The makeup of the federal judiciary was a significant issue in the 1980 presidential election. Ronald Reagan argued that the judiciary had lost its grounding in originalism and restraint and made political decisions suited for the legislature;See Frank;57 EMORY L.J,2008
2. It has become typical for the public interrogation of a Supreme Court nominee to include extensive discussion of the nominee's 'judicial philosophy;E G See;L. REV,2009